The attitudes of patients with advanced AIDS toward use of the medical futility rationale in decisions to forgo mechanical ventilation
The attitudes of patients with advanced AIDS toward use of the medical futility rationale in decisions to forgo mechanical ventilation
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DOI：
10.1001/archinte.160.11.1597
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发表时间：
2000-06-12
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通讯作者：
Collier, AC
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作者：
Curtis, JR;Patrick, DL;Collier, AC
背景：医疗无效理论认为，医生不需要向患者提供零或接近零成功概率的治疗。其理论基础存在争议，但在实践中得到了应用。目的：了解晚期获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）患者对医疗无效性理论的态度，以指导其医疗护理。方法：采用问卷调查的方式进行横断面研究。57例晚期艾滋病患者（C3期）和CD4细胞计数
Background: The medical futility rationale asserts that physicians need not offer their patients therapies that have zero or close to zero probability of success. The rationale is controversial, but it is used in practice.Objective: To examine the attitudes of patients with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) toward the medical futility rationale as it might apply to their medical care.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with interviewer-administered questionnaires. Fifty-seven patients with advanced AIDS (C3 stage RIDS and a CD4 cell count